Mediterranean for the Family in Florida

Sept. 6, 2012 9:58 a.m. ET

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The owner, Judy Gibbs, 71, bought this roughly one-third of an acre property in Palm Coast, Fla. in 2004 for $1.375 million, according to public records. The 6,000-square-foot, Mediterranean-style house was finished in 2007. It's within a golf community overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
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For Ms. Gibbs, seeing the home to completion had special meaning. Her late husband, David, urged her to build a home for their family after he was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2001, she said. 'One of the last things he said to me was, 'I still want you to build the house,'' she recalls. Mr. Gibbs passed away in 2002. After briefly living in a condo in the area, she purchased this lot in the same community that Mr. Gibbs had hoped to use.
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The two-story living room is pictured above. The eastern side of the home facing the ocean has large windows to take advantage of the views and natural light. French doors lead to a deck that spans the side of the home.
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The flooring throughout the house is made of travertine stone, which gives the space an indoor-outdoor feel. Ms. Gibbs said the construction cost $2.45 million, while the finishes, appliances and the pool cost about an additional $400,000.
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Ms. Gibbs lives in the home with her eldest daughter and her daughter's three children. The deck area, overlooking the beach, includes a roughly 20-foot pool designed with the grandkids in mind. One-third of the pool is shallow while the deep end dips to six feet deep.
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Ms. Gibbs is a semi-retired business manager for a title insurance company that she and her husband founded. Since his passing, she's sold her interest in the company, she said, but still works there. She said she spends her early mornings walking the beach before sunrise.
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The home includes four bedrooms, five full baths and three half baths, according to Diane Esposito, one of the listing agents. In addition to the main kitchen, there are also two guest kitchenettes in the home.
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Ms. Gibbs's home office, with a double-sided fireplace, is pictured above. There are two gas fireplaces and one electric fireplace.
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The other side of the office fireplace opens into one of the bathrooms, pictured above.
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Ms. Gibbs said she's looking to sell the home because 'it's a lot for one person to take care of,' and some commercial property investments she owns are becoming more burdensome to maintain. She said she plans to move to a condo in the area after the sale.
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The home was first listed in September 2011 for $3.495 million. The price was later reduced to $3.25 million, and was listed as of May of this year at $2.99 million. Furnishings are not included in the list price. Ms. Esposito and Jean Taylor of Luxury Team of Florida have the listing.
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